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North Wales projects 2006 / 07
Team 1
School Denbigh High School
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Contact Teacher Robin Jones
Student Names Rachael Crutchley, Kate Davidson, Gareth Dodd, Hayley Grey, Victor Jones
Company Qioptic
Project Engineer Lee Eccles
PROJECT TITLE Optical Cleaning Device
Project
Design and make a device to remove small items of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) from an optical unit. The device needs to collect the FOD for inspection and be able to clean around corners without damaging the equipment. FOD may include; dust, sand particles, hair, grease and water droplets.
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Team 2
School Ysgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd
Contact Teacher T Glyn Jones
Student Names: Rhys Edwards, Huw Evans, Arron Jones, Kirin Roberts, Ross Wilkins
Company npower
Engineer John Baxendale
Project Title Removing and re using organic material from a water pipeline
Project
The npower hydroelectric scheme at Dolgarrog in North Wales, uses a 10km pipeline to carry water from a reservoir down to their power station.
Every 15 years the pipeline must be closed and cleaned due to a peat residue build up inside the pipes. This build up causes efficiency problems by slowing the water flow and the output of the turbines.
The organic material is removed with pressure hoses and collects at the lowest point of the pipeline. Design a method of separating the organic material from the water at this point, so that it can be disposed of in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way.
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Team 3
School Rhyl High School
Teachers Gwenda Roberts, Lyndsay Lloyd, Mark Griffiths
Student Names Elisha Evans, Anna Davies, Charelle Evans, Faye Best, Victoria Harman
Company design reality
Project Engineers Noel Toogood, Dyfan Evans
Project Title Comfortable High Heels
Project Brief
High heel shoes are renowned for causing discomfort during extended use and during activities like dancing. The basic construction of this style of footwear has remained stagnant over the last decade while other areas of foot apparel have evolved to improve the wear ability of the product.
Investigate and develop a new method of construction for high heeled footwear that will supply both comfort to the consumer and fulfil the primary reasons for the purchase of this fashion item.
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Team 4
School The Alun School
Contact Teacher Graham Nutt
Student Names- Ross Birbeck, Matthew Lamb, Andrew Perrett, James Snook, Jon Stamattou, Sarah Sullivan
Company The Walliker Consultantancy
Project engineers Richard Walliker
Project Title Domestic heating energy saving system
Project Brief
Most domestic heating systems are controlled by timers. The brief is to reduce the energy used in heating the average home by modifying a conventional heating control system.
The modification would involve using sensors to determine if family members are in the house and reducing the system settings accordingly.
The reduction of energy used would have both financial and environmental benefits if it was generally adopted.
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Team 5
School The Alun School
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Contact Teacher Scot Owen
Student Names- Amy Aukland, Thomas Dalton, Sam Halfpenny, Jon Lloyd, Chris McKinney, Richard Standring, Harvey Walters
Company Caparo Wire
Project engineer Eric Wilkinson
Project Title To reduce the cost of the disposal of filter cake
Project Brief
Filter cake is the by product from the chemical cleaning of steel wire. It is composed of iron oxide, other chemicals and around 60% water. The water makes it heavy and expensive to dispose of in landfill. Find a way of reducing/removing the water content so that the waste has less weight and volume.
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Team 6
School Elfed High School
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Contact Teacher Peter Howard
Students Paul Ainsbury, Sam Booth, Daniel Connah, Steven Eltham, Adrian Price
Company Airbus
Project engineer Graham Worthington
Project Title Leading edge landing jig location pin
Project Brief
The location pin used for holding the jig in place has two major issues:
The stud inserts are too long and if the wrong spacers are used, thread damage can occur. The pins can also separate when being removed
Re design the locator pin to overcome these problems.
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Team 7
School Holywell High School
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Contact Teacher Peter McCann,
Student Names Daniel Evans, Stephen Langley, Michael Scott, Sion Tattum
Company Corus Colors (Shotton)
Project engineers: Paul Wood, Anthony Carney
Project Title
Hot Dip Galvanising Line Weld Notcher Removal System
Project Brief
The Hot Dip galvanising line continuously coats lengths of steel sheet with a thin film of protective zinc and aluminium. To enable the continuous running of the line, large coils of steel sheet are welded to the end of the previous coil. Once the adjoining sheets have been welded together, a machine cuts into the sides of the welded area to provide a smooth transition. These cut-outs then drop into a tray that can only be emptied every few weeks when the line has stopped.
Devise a more effective system of removing these cuttings, to reduce potential risks and to improve working conditions.
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Team 8
School Holywell High School
Contact Teacher Adam Roberts
Student Names Stephen Boyes, Jason Gibbins, Matthew Lea, Jonathon Prydderch, Ian Shirley
Company Corus Colors(Shotton)
Project engineer Lyndsay Horrobin
Project Title Manual Handling of Backer Paint Tray
Project
When the backer paint tray on No 1 Colorcoat line requires cleaning it has to be manually removed by the operator by lifting above head height and then carrying it to the cleaning tank. Devise a better method of completing this operation.
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Team 9
School Ysgol Maes Garmon
Contact Teacher Bryn Davies
Student Names: VictoriaFisher, Ffion Jones, Elan Jones, Hannah Phylip Michael Thelwell, Rhian Thorn, Luke Turford, Sion Williams
Company Airbus
Contact Engineer John Blythe
Project Title Interfay Sealant Applicator
Project Brief
Aircraft wings not only provide lift for an aircraft but are also used as a fuel tank. So it is imperative that all joints are sealed. This requires a pre-determined thickness of sealant to be applied to each mating surface before being fastened together. There should be no spew or runs during the sealing operation. The thickness of the sealant applied should be between 250-350 microns. Design an applicator that will enable the sealant to be applied as quickly as possible and satisfy the essential requirements.
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Team 10
College: Coleg Meirion- Dwyfor
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Contact Teachers Tudor Jones
Students: Jamie Lee Lotarew, William Driver, Laura Loftus, Toby Jones
Company Centre for Alternative Technology
Engineer:
Jo Gwillim
Project Title Solar Simulator Learning Aid
Project Brief
Sunlight can produce about 1000w of energy per square meter. Produce an aid that will enable people to understand the fundamental principles of solar power
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Team 11
College Coleg Menai
Contact Teachers Sion. Gravell
Student Names:
Tom Beckett, Matthew Cook, Alex Jones, Twm Morgan
Company: Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd
Engineer: Andrew Jeffrey
Project Title Cardboard Automation within Carbon Bake
Project Brief
An automatic dispensing facility is required to place a length of cardboard over 3 blocks of carbon on an assembly line in the carbon anode processing facility.
The final assembly must dispense, cut and place the cardboard over the blocks.
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Team 12
School Llandrindod High School
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Contact Teacher Andrew Gentle Technician: Tony Rivers
Student Names: Matthew Baynham, Fearnly Evison, Peter Mercer, Chris Morgan, Sian Parry, Luke Ruell, Jamie Wheeler
Company: Control Techniques
Engineers: Nick Green. Bryan Richmond
Project Title Aliggnment Jig for Chipshooting Carousel Unit
Project Brief
To design and build a working feeder alignment jig for the SMT Section in Control Techniques. This unit will be used for carrying out regular preventative maintenance on the feeders, and will reduce component spit out and machine downtime due to feeder drift.
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Team 13
School: Ysgol Uwchradd Llanfyllin
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Contact Teacher Dan Morris
Student Names : Jess Beattie, Chris Cox, Patrick Jervis, Josh Alston, Charlie James, Jade Wilkins, Louise Bungay, Matt Dixon, Aled Roberts
Company Centre for Alternative Technology
Project engineer Jo Gwillim
Title: CAT fuel lifting device
Project: Logs, used for fuel, need to be transported from ground level to a high platform in a CAT building. Design and make a device that can achieve this as efficiently as possible using human power only.
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Team 14
School Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
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Contact Teacher Dafydd Griffith
Student Names Vicky Hulme, Geraint Hughes, Sion Iorwerth Jones, Eifion Mon,
Company: British Nuclear Group, Wylfa
Engineer: Richard T Jones
Project Title Testing and monitoring Fire Barriers
Project Brief Where pipes or wires go through walls in the power station it is essential that there is a fireproof seal. For safety reasons the quality of the seal needs to be tested at regular intervals. Find out about the precise requirements and devise a system that will enable monitoring to be completed as efficiently as possible. Consider a method of recording e.g. on a database, the frequency of inspections and recording the fire barrier conditions. Take into account the method under which this routine is conducted.
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Team 15
School Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones
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Contact Teacher Dafydd Griffith
Student Names Elfyn Roberts, Harri Thomas, Katy Jones
Company: British Nuclear Group, Wylfa
Engineer: Richard T Jones
Project Title Monitoring Water Level in a 1,000,000 gallon tank
Project Brief Undertake a study of how the level of the 1,000,000 gallon water tank may be measured. The resultant level to be communicated to the plant by a method using no wires or cable.
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South Wales Projects 2006 /07
On display at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on Friday 23rd March 2007
Team 16
School: Caldicot Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Richard Scott
Company: InBev, Magor Brewery
Contact Engineer: Anthony Cooke
Team members: Richard Driscoll, Luke Gardener, Emma Kealaher, William Kingham, James McConnel, Douglas McLauchlan, Daniel Parker, Tim Shuttleworth, Lauren Winstone.
Details of Project: The brief was to make a gas powered steam boiler more efficient and energy saving, with minimal costs. The students evaluated a number of solutions at the University of Wales, Newport including different types of insulation, how effective it is, how eco-friendly it is and how expensive it is. They also researched economisers and how effective they are in helping cut energy loss and how simple they work. They have designed and constructed a model of the boiler system to show how and what we are changing and improving in the system.
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Team 17
School: Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: John Ivins
Company: Fulleon Ltd
Contact Engineer: Mark McKee
Team members: Laurence Cox, Neil Jones, Daniel Simmons, Joe Williams, Joel Woodford
Details of Project: Fulleon make a range of different types of fire alarm. Different jigs are used to test each alarm. The jigs have to be changed manually and this process can take up to 15 minutes. The project was to design a carousel which would hold up to 6 different jigs and this could then be rotated to engage the appropriate jig. The students designed a carousel with six compartments, which rotates with a press of a button until the right jig is selected.
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Team 18
School: Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw
Contact Teacher: Richard White
Company BAE Systems, Glascoed
Contact Engineer: Tim Harris
Team members: Rachel Anthony, Ieuan Coombes, Jack Curtis, Huw Evans, Owain Hackling, Jenna Harris, Tomos Jones, Thomas Stoneman, Cerys Terry, Ieuan Williams
Details of Project: The students were asked to automate a process to simulate a hammer action glancing blow with a remotely operated rig, in order to test the sensitivity/ insensitivity of an explosive component. The students managed to generate five credible ideas that met the requirements placed for them by the link company. Detailed diagrams of each idea were drawn up as well as diagrams noting the brief, and the advantages and disadvantages of each idea in order to eliminate the weakest, and decide which was the best to develop further. Having chosen the best idea the students built a small replica model at the University of Wales, Newport in order to see if the idea will work and what changes need to be made to the design before building the final product.
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Team 19
School: Bassaleg School‘1’
Contact Teacher: Anna Fishlock
Company: Airbus UK Ltd
Contact Engineer: Dr. Geoff Platts
Team members: Andrew Arscott, Elliot Crowley, James Evans, Moazzam Javed, Ben Mogg
Details of Project: The students designed a robot in order to inspect the closed section stringers in the wing of a plane for corrosion etc. The robot will need to be wheeled. The students evaluated the type of motor needed, the wiring of the camera, the wheels needed and the circuitry and electronics behind the design. They designed a replica of the closed section stringers. They further evaluated the material the design will need to be made out of, how to illuminate the inside of the closed section and the type of camera needed including wireless capabilities. Further work was needed to build the body of the design and the actually assembly of the robot, making the camera rotate, getting the wheel sizes correct for optimum capability, getting the design as small as possible and testing the design in the replica of the closed section.
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Team 20
School: Bassaleg School‘2’
Contact Teacher: Anna Fishlock
Company: Airbus
Contact Engineer: Dr. Geoff Platts
Team members: Daniel Atwell, Kieran Chouhan- Thomas, John Deer, Mary-Anne Dos Anjos, Siôn Hughes, Matthew Hunt.
Details of Project: The students were challenged to design and create a method of inspecting the inner ‘U’ section of an aeroplane wing. To do this they needed to create a robot with a camera attached to move down the ‘tunnel’ and identify any damage or defaces in the metal. Many ideas were generated but the one they decided to use was the idea of two ‘airbags’. As one inflates, the other will deflate and move further down the tunnel. These mechanisms will be driven by several motors and a syringe will be used to move the air from one bag to another effectively.
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Team 21
School: Caerleon Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: John Quarterman
Company: Fairfield-Mabey Ltd.
Contact Engineer: William Ervig
Team members: Joe Carpenter, Gareth Emanuel, Jack Hardisty, Rob High, Alice Jacques, Ashley John, Chris Lowe, Adam Richards.
Details of Project: To design and make a prototype of a linear weld tracking device. The device will then be manufactured by the company for use at their factory in Chepstow. The tracking device must be able to move in the horizontal and vertical directions. Several prototypes were considered and subsequently discarded. A final idea for the clamp of the welding torch has now also been made. The students proposed to complete a full scale prototype of their design and draw a comprehensive final design of their idea.
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Team 22
School :Rougemont School‘1’
Contact Teacher: Jane Goodwin
Company: International Rectifiers Ltd
Contact Engineer: Phil Parsonage
Team members: Callum Bailey, Tom Blythe, Georgie Cocker, Bronwyn Hamer, Cheuk Yan Lau, Liam McIlroy, Jason Osbourn, Jed Sheahan, Jason Vassel, Johanna Weaver, Jonathan Wyatt.
Details of Project: To design a device that provides a 24average sample of the company’s Newport based factory’s effluence, with 1 sample taken per hour, over a 24 hour period. The students attended the workshop at Cardiff University where they designed and built a model to demonstrate their solution.
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Team 23
School: Rougemont School‘2’
Contact Teacher: Jane Goodwin
Company: Contour Premium Aircraft Seating
Contact Engineer: Tom Gralton
Team members: Elizabeth Bowen, Tamsin Dudek, Alasdair Evans, Catherine Hotchkiss, Jennifer Hamilton-Kirkwood, Rhys Morgan, Tom Morgan, Charlotte Parry, Annie Pritchard, Ceara Rice.
Details of Project: The students were asked to design a first class aeroplane seat, which didn’t interfere with the passenger’s clothing when it reclined. The team evaluated a range of possible mechanisms including cogs, sliders, rollers, etc.
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Team 24
School: St Joseph’s RC High School
Contact Teacher: Stuart Holt
Company: corus Strip Products Ltd
Contact Engineer: Andrew Renouf
Team members: William Adams, Christopher Dunn, Thomas Dunn, Joseph Gunn, Dale Hall, Liam McGoldrick, Chris Marenghi, ThomasO’Neil, Alexandra Raven-Nicholas.
Details of Project: To design and make a device to aid in the correct fitting of tapered self aligning roller bearings on the Zodiac accumulator rolls. This will help alleviate current problems of bearing damage from over-tightening or roll thrusting from under-tightening since current methods are not accurate in fitting the bearings. The students evaluated a number of ideas including investigating the use of lasers to measure the distance between the bearing pedestals, using feeler gauges as a method of measuring the distance between an unloaded roller and the outer race of the bearing and relating it to a force on the bearing and developing methods of tightening the locking nut on the adapter sleeve; considerations include degrees of rotation, torque and others to be explored further.
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Team 25
School: St Julian’s Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: John Ratcliffe
Company: Arvin Meritor HVBS (UK)Ltd
Contact Engineer :Rhys Holtham
Team members: Katie Athanasis, Joshua Crawford, Emily Davies, Rebecca Davies Nicholas Kenny, Sam Mackenzie, Alex Williamson.
Details of Project: To design and develop a method for sensing the position of the brake clamping mechanism. The students evaluated the following solutions - using a linear variable resistor and voltmeter to measure the movement of the op shaft within the brake and using a rotary variable resistor and voltmeter to measure the rotation of the op shaft within the brake. The students planned to construct a model to show their design and the way in which it works.
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Team 26
School: Cardiff High School
Contact Teacher: Anthony Toye
Company: Memory Lane Cakes
Contact Engineer: Anthony Donovan
Team members: Mia Blundell, Daniel Braddick, Catrin Campbell-Moore, Dino Hodzovic, Arif Islam, Rachael Sullivan.
Details of Project: The students were given the task of reducing water wastage and thereby decrease costs to the company. They investigated the areas of the company where the most water was being used. They have investigated how to collect, filter and reuse waste water, from washing, and rainwater. They have also investigated different products already on the market such as waterless toilets & urinals, different water saving taps and dual flush toilets. They have also been trying to design something which limits the water flow and prevents taps and hoses from being accidentally left on. They propose to continue to develop most of these ideas to save water as they decided that having many solutions to save small amounts of water will be the best and most cost effective solution.
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Team 27
School: Fitzalan High School
Contact Teacher: S Trueman
Company: Wales &West Utilities
Contact Engineer: Philip Pugh
Team members: Asim Ahmed, Feroz Khan, Ifzal Malook, Dipesh Patel, Sonal Patel, Asad Saeed
Details of Project: To design a frame and lifting mechanism for a Wacker to attach onto the side of a lorry and remain safe during transit to be used by W.W.Utilities. Currently the Wacker has to be lifted to the elevated position of the frame by the personnel using it, but due to the weight of the equipment, it is unsafe. The following solutions were evaluated–hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, mechanical lifting mechanisms – also various different possible solutions for the structure of the frame.
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Team 28
School: Howell’s School, Llandaff
Contact Teacher: Rhian Chard, Dr Andrew Ford
Company: Halcrow Group Ltd
Contact Engineer: Sally Sudworth
Team members: Sophie Aslan, Alex Batten, Amelia Beer, Natalie Chan, Charlotte Cowley, Huw Davies, Lauren Harris, Oliver Jenkins
Details of Project: The brief was to design additional features for the refurbishment of the weir at Felin-Y-Cym, to aid the animals in the surrounding area. The students evaluated a number of possible solutions including the construction of a bridge across the river for dormice and bat boxes.
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Team 29
School: Llanishen High School‘1’
Contact Teacher: Samantha Barry
Company: Royal Navy
Contact Engineer: Lt. David O’Connor
Team members: Raman Boparai, Bethan Griffiths, Blaine Harrington, Matthew Harrison, Nathan Hurford, Rebecca Morgan.
Details of Project: The Royal Navy refits all their submarines at the Devonport Naval Dockyard in Plymouth. A refit is a refurbishment, upkeep and modernisation programme and as part of this programme it is required to complete a detailed examination of the inside walls of the missile tubes. These missile tubes are vertical, circular,13.5 meters deep and 2.1 meters in diameter. The team are to consider options for equipment that will allow a two man team to inspect the walls of the tube from top to bottom, in close detail. In doing so, they must comply with UK health and safety legislation regarding working at heights and recommend a safe and cost effective solution for use at the dockyard.
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Team 30
School: Llanishen High School‘2’
Contact Teacher: Samantha Barry
Company: Thermatru Doors Ltd
Contact Engineer: Steve Williams
Team members: Andrew Evans, Carwyn Frost, Oliver Petschenyk, Joshua Thomas, Luke Wakely
Project Brief: The brief was to find an alternative method of assembling window frames in doors. The final design must have a high quality finish and shorten assembly time. The students attended the workshop at the University of Glamorgan where they evaluated a number of possible solutions including a screw clip system, a rucksack style clip and a hook styled clip.
Team 31
School: St David’s Catholic College ‘1’
Contact Teacher: Peter Spear
Company: Gallaher Ltd
Contact Engineer: Alan Gourlay
Team members: Patrick Dent; Helena Diffey, Olivia Gomez, Freya Powell, Rhys Regan, Rakib Roap, Navid Shokri, Chris Watts, Oliver West.
Team 32
School: Saint David’s Catholic College ‘2’
Contact Teacher: Peter Spear
Company: Huntleigh Healthcare
Contact Engineer: John Iles
Team members: Zoe Collins, Jack Crosse, Luca Floris, Daniel Griffiths, Jhon Hewitt, Jade Neathey, Simon Perry, Sophie Wong.
Details of Project: The project was to devise an ante-natal model for validating the design of ultrasound transducers and their processing sections. This required a test fixture to simulate varying maternal scenarios to alter the heartbeat, add extraneous movement, account for different acoustic propagation conditions (normal to obese), change the depth/angle and adjust the intensity of the Fetal signal. The team used an electrical approach where they created an electrical circuit, in which a speaker emits an adjustable pulse. They developed a piston system, as another idea, to inflate a balloon resulting in a movement that could be picked up by the Doppler.
Team 33
School: Whitchurch High School
Contact Teacher: Kevin Mulford, Chris Harris
Company: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Contact Engineer: Stuart Baynham
Team members: Jonathan Cole, Mark Fullwood, Katie Harben, Jenny Jenkins, Adam Jones.
Details of Project: The students were asked to develop a suitable solution for the alignment of machinery. They attended the workshop at the University of Glamorgan where they evaluated a number of solutions including laser, magnetic, and jig designs.
Team 34
School: Cowbridge Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Robert Freeman, Cathy Clode
Company: Harman Becker Automotive Systems
Contact Engineer: Tim Loran
Team members: John Barnett, Thomas Hales, Benjamin Jenkins, Shannon Teague, Andrew Thomas, Ryan Woodward
Details of Project: To design and make a device that will mark a speaker after it has undertaken a test to show whether or not it is working. The students attended the workshop at Cardiff University where they evaluated a robotic arm, a track with printing device attached to it and a spinning wheel device - belt driven. The speaker would spin and an optical mark recognition device would stop the wheel spinning when a mark on the speaker was found. This mark would then be marked by a laser if the speaker passed the test.
Team 35
School: Stanwell School ‘1’
Contact Teacher: Nicholas Gifford
Company: ARUP
Contact Engineer: Suffiya Hassan
Team members: John Gordon, Phil Lewis, Charles Mortished, Bryn Ruston, William Yang.
Details of Project: The aim of the project was to develop a 3 bedroom dwelling which is self sufficient, has zero-carbon emissions and also has zero waste performance. The students have researched the various factors involved in producing an environmentally friendly house, including materials, housing specifics and outline plans. They have decided on a plan for the rooms and further work is to be undertaken to produce a model of the house.
Team 36
School: Stanwell School ‘2’
Contact Teacher: Karl Watkins
Company: RAF St Athan
Contact Engineer: Flight Lieutenant Ceri Jones
Team members: Sami Al-adawy, Carolyne Claxton, James Gough, James Mirza-Davies, Felix Page, Ben Reynolds.
Details of Project: The aim of the project is to create a training aid for use in the RAF St Athan base, which demonstrates the effect of camber on steering, and the forces involved. The training aid is meant to be mobile, easily adjusted and requires no complex set-up, for general classroom use. The students explored and researched various methods and approaches to measuring and adjusting the camber and forces involved in the project. They now feel confident that they have chosen the correct path to follow in the construction and further designing of the training aid.
Team 37
School: Lewis School Pengam
Contact Teacher: Dale Watts
Company: Barloworld Scientific Ltd
Contact Engineer: Nigel James
Team members: Callum Greenaway, Lloyd Jenkins, Aaron Matthews, Andrea Summers.
Details of Project: The students were given the task of improving a wash bottle. They were required to ether improve the product or the process in which it is made or specific piece, the non-drip valve. The students evaluated a number of possible solutions including designing a new valve that could be just one piece, adapting a design based on an exiting product, end user assembly and developing a fully automated assembly line to assemble the 3 pieces of the valve. Further work involved determining the cost of manufacturing a new valve based on existing product and the current cost of producing and assembling the valve. The team planned to test the prototype with various liquids other than water.
Team 38
School: Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
Contact Teacher: Ceri Angharad
Company: S4C
Contact Engineer: Paul Davies
Team members: Jonathan Bloor, Aaron Davies, Lloyd Evans, Ben Lewis, Geraint Thomas.
Details of Project: To design an alternative “on air” light that is more heat-efficient, cheaper and brighter than the original conventional bulbs. The students evaluated cold cathode bulbs, fibre optics, and LED panels. The chosen solution was to build a more heat-efficient LED panel. To build the casing they designed a vacuum-moulded clear acrylic casing and built it at the University of Glamorgan. They also evaluated different types of Vero board for ease of manufacture and decided upon a free-form board that could be shaped and cut down to a size that would be convenient. They decided upon the use of magnets to fix the casing to the wall as a low cost solution that would make it possible to re-use the casing at the end of the light’s lifespan. They proposed to develop the overall design to complete a working prototype and improve its performance in heat efficiency by using effective resistors.
Team 39
School Ebbw Vale Comprehensive School
Contact teacher Helen Chenery
Company National Grid (LNG Storage)
Contact engineer Philip Williams
Team members: Geraint Gough, Jaime Podbury, Chris Reed, David Sayce, Daniel Williams.
Project The brief was to create a system to move by-product of LNG from the container to the tanker safely and without spills, contained from the environment, without the use of electronic devices. The students evaluated double layer pipe, inner tube and outer tube. The outer tube is connected to a container to tell if there is any leakage in the inner pipe. The inner pipe is also connected to the container but cut off by a valve so the inner pipe can be emptied after use if there is any residue. This can be achieved with the use of a simple container containing plastic floating balls, which are unaffected by the by-product, over the surface area so people are aware of any leaks in the pipe. A deluge system big enough to surround the tanker so if there is a fire, the by-product does not explode due to heat.
Team 40
School: Bishop Hedley RC High School
Contact Teacher: I. L. Griffiths
Company: Hoover Candy
Contact Engineer: Tim Morgan
Team members: Michelle Deasy, Jordan Mehegan, Gareth Plenty, Liam Richards, Isobel Stapleton, James Whitney.
Details of Project: The brief was to improve the design of a condenser for a washer-dryer. The team discussed several ways to improve the design of the condenser within the washer dryer by looking at the way in which the condenser works and looking at ways of improving the efficiency of the condenser. Having built the test apparatus, they planned to ascertain the efficiency of the design by taking measurements of how much water vapour the design will condense in comparison to the original design.
Team 41
School: Cyfarthfa High School
Contact Teacher: Jonathan Davies
Company: Design & Manufacture Ltd
Contact Engineer: Phil Hale
Team members: Mirium Furlong, Emily Heath, Cassie Male, Jonathan Nichols,
Michael Reed O Keefe, Callum Sutton, Sam Williams,
Details of Project: The project brief invited the young potential engineers to explore the design of public street furniture. The advances in solar power technology need to be an integral feature of the final proposal whilst material selection and sustainability are also key elements. The proposal should me modelled and presented to Design & Manufacture for scrutiny and feasibility. The group have arrived at an eight person seating plan that will cater for able bodied people and people who are wheelchair bound. The design incorporates four solar panels to fuel a central low level light unit but also feeds a number of aesthetically driven neon sub lights. The solution makes use of Welsh sourced materials and delivers a contemporary feel whilst contributing to negligible opportunities of vandalism and destruction.
Team 42
School: Aberdare Girls School
Contact teacher: Geraint Thomas
Company Radun Controls Ltd
Contact Engineer: Robert Thomas
Team Members: Louise De’Abreu, Trisha Mehta, Hannah Parry
Project Brief: An engineer at Radun noticed that some signs, especially estate agent ‘For Sale’ signs, are difficult to see after dark. As the evening time is the time of day when most people would be out ‘house hunting’, it was decided to investigate how these signs could be made to stand out more. After initial discussion, it was agreed that the team should look at designing and making a lighting unit for these signs. However, the unit must not require an external power source and should be both cheap to make and reusable.
Team 43
School: Cynon Valley Consortium
Contact Teacher: Andy Williams, Jon Soden
Company: Nordam Europe Ltd.
Contact Engineer: Katrina Long
Team members: Jonathan Beynon, Dale Evans, Kelsey Greenaway, Garyn Haines, Kerry Handstock, Tayler Jones, Thomas Keywood, Mitchell Ponting, Matthew Terry.
Details of Project: The brief was to design a device to transport materials around the workplace in a safe and efficient manner. This device will need to be loaded and unloaded in a range of environments which will include sub-zero storage and clean rooms. It will also be used to limit the amount of potentially hazardous heavy lifting required within the workplace. The team have investigated health and safety law with regard to heavy lifting and have produced a range of ideas for a low-level transporter incorporating a number of suitable lifting mechanisms.
Team 44
School: Tonypandy Community College
Contact Teacher: Jim Mayne
Company: Silflex Ltd.
Contact Engineer: Darren Young
Team members: Leah Ellmes, Ruby Harcombe, Grace Matthews, Amy Nicholas.
Details of Project: Silflex make specialist parts for performance cars, these are usually in small batches. The problem is that the hoses have to be cut by hand using a panel saw with the teeth removed and a knife edge ground onto it. This causes difficulty in ‘cutting square’ as the hose can deform and the end is not cut straight, it is also time consuming measuring each one before cutting. The team evaluated a number of ideas and their final idea was to have a magnetic plate with three or four hose supports that can be held in position when the magnet is activated. This will allow the positioning to be infinite, the position will be determined by a printed sheet from the database showing the angles etc. The user will enter the part number required into the computer and it will print a sheet which can be laid on top of the magnetic bed; the hose supports will be situated as per the sheet then the magnet is activated holding everything secure.
Team 45
School: Treorchy Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Helen Francis
Company: British Airways Avionic Engineering (BAAE)
Contact Engineer: Gareth Thomas
Team members: Rhiannon Cox, Ben Griffiths, Suzanne Hemming, Craig Husband, Matthew Jones, Jack Lawthom, Marc Pearce, Ashley Richards, Matthew Terrell.
Details of Project: British Airways (BA) is currently refurbishing the Business or Club Class cabin on its long haul aircraft. One of the features of this refurbishment is a new, improved Business Class seat and an enhanced IFE system incorporating Noise Cancelling Head Phones and a new 10-inch video screen. BA wishes to market its new product and demonstrate the improved features of the cabin enhancement by displaying one of the enhanced seats fully operational and equipped with the IFE features. A system must be designed and constructed which will enable the IFE components on the seat to be operated remote from the aircraft systems that they normally rely on. The system must be safe, reliable and built to BAAE’s engineering standards.
Team 46
School: Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari
Contact Teacher: Mike Ebbsworth
Company: L’Oreal Manufacturing Ltd.
Contact Engineer: Steve Doble
Team members: Nicholas Alcock, Emily Kate Lewis, Nicholas Lyddon, Morgan John, Thomas Jordan, Ashley Richarson, Mari Thomas.
Details of Project: At the L’Oreal manufacturing plant, pallets of products are transported around the factory by fork lift truck. The fork lift truck can only carry two pallets at any time, and the trip from the area in the factory where products are made to the next destination wastes valuable time. The project was to find a transportation system that would cut down on transportation time and so cut costs. The team evaluated many options including transporting the boxes over head by use of a raised conveyor belt and building a track into the floor of the factory. After considering all these options, the team decided that a trolley system would be most adequate and provide the most cost effective and productive solution to the problem.
Team 47
School: Brynteg Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Jon Catton
Company: SAS International
Contact Engineer: Paul Smith
Team members: Michael Lewis, Harrison Peck, Jonathan Semple.
Details of Project: The brief was to improve a process that involves the manual collection of components from a machine. The team examined the following possible solutions - a system that changes the whole concept of the storing mechanism, a conveyor belt with moving boxes on it in rows can be synchronised to the time it makes to produce a hook, a spring loaded box were the components slid off the metal poles straight into a spring loaded storage device, a robotic arm that collected the components in on its arm and when it was full unloaded them into a storage device that can be removed for collection, a weighted arm that loads components in on one side and when the weight is sufficient enough drops down and unloads the hooks into a storage device and a counter weight raises the arm back up into position.
Team 48
School: Bryntirion Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Lee Allinson
Company: Ford Motor Company Ltd
Contact Engineer: Neil Jarrett
Team members: Philip Coleman, Gareth Davies, Hywel Groom, Bethan Halliwell, Dylan Hughes, William Markey, Daniel Morris, Rhian Thomas, Richard Thomas.
Details of Project: The brief was to measure the degrees the cam shaft travels through from Top Dead Centre to the point where the inlet valve first begins to open. The students attended the workshop at Cardiff University where they evaluated a number of solutions including use of fluids, use of gas, use of pressure, use of light and light sensitive diodes and use of radioactive sources. The students planned to refine their selected method, which is to use a powerful light source and light sensitive diode, which will be connected to an ohmmeter; this will show the increase in resistance when exposed to more light.
Team 49
School: Maesteg Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Steven James
Company: Georgia-Pacific GB Ltd
Contact Engineer: David Knight
Team members: Daniel Evans, Lee Hicks, Matthew Kings, Nia Kirk, Rhodri Thomas, Jamie Vincent.
Details of Project: The brief was to modify the cooling system in two particular rolls in the paper making machine, Jupiter. The students considered a range of ideas and finally decided to simplify the pipe system found in the Jupiter machine, remove valves from the system and replace the pump with one sized specifically for the set up required. This will reduce energy costs and inefficiency of the machine.
Team 50
School: Ogmore Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Gwyn Davies
Company: Coppice Alupack Ltd
Contact Engineer: James Lamin
Team members: Nicola Baker; Aaron Davies, Daniel Griffiths.
Details of Project: The brief was to investigate the feasibility of designing a semi-automatic method for stacking, counting and packing small aluminium foil containers as used in the food industry. At the moment the containers, produced on presses that can make approx 900,000 a day each, are gathered, counted and packed manually. The solution must be capable of 24hr production, be durable and easy to maintain. Production output should aim at 40,000 containers per hour and they should not be damaged or contaminated. The equipment should be moveable from press to press and cater for a variety of different product profiles. The time spent at the University of Glamorgan workshop was productive and a number of designs were considered. Input from the engineer allowed the team to focus on realistic solutions with at least two showing distinct possibilities.
Team 51
School: Pencoed Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Neil Jackson
Company: Photronics (Wales) Ltd.
Contact Engineer: Richard Downer
Team members: Alexander Davies, Lucy Donovan, Owen Dyckhoff, Rachel Lewis,
Gabriella Narra, Alexandra Williams.
Details of Project: The brief was to design and produce a hand dryer to be used in an industrial clean room, considering the use of alcohol for cleaning and the process of particle removal. A number of solutions were evaluated, such as the use of charging particles and plates to collect them and using an underflow filtration system to solve the project. The solution the team considered would work best was to use a fan, motor and filtration system in the hand dryer case. To complete the design the students had to investigate the outside casing of the hand dryer and design circuits for the sensors and motor action. To take the project further the students hoped to work with the engineers to produce the actual design and a prototype.
Team 52
School: Brecon High School
Contact teacher: Neil Atkins
Company: BVG Airflo Group plc
Contact engineer: Richard Wothers
Team members: Edward Colman, Michael Gore, John Rhys Jones, James Oliphant,
Huw Thomas Price.
Project brief: The brief was to enhance the ecological capability of the current product packaging and presentation for the consumer. The students were asked to assess transportation, biodegradability and potential for carbon footprint reduction whilst maintaining clear product integrity.
Team 53
School: Llanidloes High School
Contact Teacher: Steve Thomas, Simon Ealy Fitzgerald
Company: e-on UK
Contact Engineer: Gareth Barry
Team members: Jessamy Ashton, Steve Meredith.
Details of Project: The brief was to make a submergible remote controlled vehicle (R.V.) with an underwater camera with infra-red capability to check the valves and dam wall. An underwater R.V. would normally cost £20,000 and a diver would cost £1,000 a day and it would only be possible to get a limited time beneath the water. The camera will be on a 40 meter umbilical cable and connected to a control box. The students tested the buoyancy of the R.V. and found that it was not neutral so they have investigated ways to make it buoyant.
Team 54
School: Newtown High School
Contact Teacher: K Gallier, R Richards, D Owen
Company: Makefast Engineering Ltd
Contact Engineer: Bob Millard, Mike Mills
Team members: Luke Francis, Roger Howells, Tom Needham, Deborah White, Jess Williams.
Details of Project: The students were asked to design and manufacture a component that will facilitate the automatic welding process of a Mild Steel D-Ring. The component will provide an accurate reading regarding the amount and quality of weld that is used during this procedure. This solution will give reliable automated quality assurance in an area of the factory which is normally subject to time consuming manual testing. Solutions evaluated included Infra Red, Go No Go gauge, Electronic Weighing System and Photo-Pixel Analysis.
Team 55
School: Neath Port Talbot College ‘1’
Contact Teacher: Keith Waite
Company: corus Strip Products Ltd (Port Talbot)
Contact Engineer: Graham Rose
Team members: Matthew Beynon, Matthew Bowen, James Davies, Scott Gilley, Hannah Hall,
Aled Harris, Eleanor Harris, Christopher Thomas.
Details of Project: The brief was to come up with a solution to prevent hot sintered material damaging the rubber conveyor belt of the 1022 line at the corus plant (Port Talbot). This involved providing concept, design, and ideas in an attempt to solve existing problems that will extend the working life of the belt. Solutions evaluated included fixed agitators to turn over hot spots, intelligent localised water cooling system to douse hot spots and mechanisms to cool the belt on the return cycle. The students planned to further investigate the use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to provide intelligent control and investigate and select appropriate sensors and actuators for the control system.
Team 56
School: Neath Port Talbot College ‘2’
Contact Teacher: Ian Lumsdaine
Company: Andrew Scott Ltd
Contact Engineer: Carl Burridge
Team members: David Clement, Lee Dunsford, Adam Furse, Lewis Germon, Laurie Hanlon,
Robert Williams.
Details of Project: The ineffective site set up, and organisation of many Civil Engineering projects results in waste of materials, productivity, theft, accidents and injuries to workers. The student group in association with its partner Andrew Scott Civil Engineering is charged with developing a “Best Practice Strategy” that will ensure a safe and sustainable approach to the management and organisation of civil engineering and construction sites. During the workshop sessions at Swansea University, the group captured and analysed relevant data relating to poor site set up and organisation and they started to examine problem areas and to consider methods and approaches to rectifying the issues addressed.
Team 57
School: Gorseinon College ‘1’
Contact teacher: Caroline Brangan, Peter Lucas
Company: Filsol Solar Ltd
Contact Engineer: Terry Clement
Team members: Robert Auerbach, Harriet Bell, Jonathan Burke, Michael Evans, James Watkins.
Details of project: The Company make solar panels and the brief was to redesign the production line process to make better utilisation of the space available, to increase production and efficiency. The team designed new tables and new storage and a new layout to provide a more efficient production flow. The students created a floor plan for easy access and manoeuvrability which incorporated their new storage ideas.
Team 58
School: Gorseinon College ‘2’
Contact Teacher: Caroline Brangan, Peter Lucas
Company: C.R. Clarke & Co. (UK) Ltd
Contact Engineer: Maurice Clarke
Team members: Tom Evans, Tim Foulkes, Adam Harvey, Sophie Porter-Thomas, Noor Rashid.
Details of Project: The brief was to design and manufacture a multi-output control unit, capable of accommodating the various voltages and plug types of the equipment manufactured in the factory. The control unit had to be robust enough for workshop use and be either mobile or able to be carried. Also the unit needed to be connected to a single supply that can be either 240v or 400v and needed to have space available for any extra socket types. Firstly the students considered a flat-top unit but decided a sloped-top unit would be more suitable. They then went on to design a scaled model of this idea which allowed them to analyse the design and make adjustments. They decided to run the unit off 240v mains voltage using various transformers and a variac to supply the specified outputs. They considered health and safety requirements and the ergonomics.
Team 59
School: Morriston Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Mark Divers
Company: Morganite Electrical Carbon Limited
Contact Engineer: Roger Gorton
Team members: Luke Burke, Laura Dugan, Kate Richards, Sean Smith, Sarah Thomas,
Jason Williams.
Details of Project: The design and production of an improved assembly tool exchange system. This is to assist the production department with a time/ labour saving tool alignment device that will reduce the current 60 – 90 minute exchange of tools to a more cost effective and competitive timescale. The target for the students was to design a system that allows for production tool exchanges to be completed in less than ten minutes. This is known as SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies). Taking a lead from a Formula 1 race wheel changing system and comparing to traditional multi-studded domestic car wheel retaining systems; the students have identified the need for fixed locators and are exploring various precision alignment/ tool mating aids. Cassette and pin alignment systems are currently being explored and CAM is being used to evaluate proposed solutions.
Team 60
School: Swansea Tertiary College
Contact Teacher: Steve Williams
Company: Trojan Electronics
Contact Engineer: Jason Morgan
Team members: Martin Cocking, Ashleigh Leitch, William Martin, Nicholas Rolfe,
Jonathan Williams.
Details of Project: The brief was to produce a solution to solve signal distribution of video and audio signals to multiple benches in the re-work department of Trojan Electronics. The students evaluated the design of a system that could deliver video and audio via scart leads. They proposed to build a prototype to be bench tested at Trojan Electronics.
Team 61
School: Amman Valley Comprehensive School ‘1’
Contact Teacher: Dr Roger Thomas
Company: Mitsui Components Europe
Contact Engineer: Mark Davies, Ian Davies
Team members: Darren Banham, James Marshall, Thomas Rowlands, Dafydd Thomas,
Cerith Williams.
Details of Project: To design a more reliable way for testing the return mechanism of a car boot actuator which will replace the present electro-magnetic method. A number of solutions were evaluated to measure the return time of the arm. These included an optical camera, light gates each end of the arm, a speed gun, use of pressure pads and micro switches. Other alternatives included moving the electro-magnetic pulse machine into a faraday cage. The team planned to construct a prototype of the chosen solution which is the use of micro switches.
Team 62
School: Amman Valley Comprehensive School ‘2’
Contact Teacher: Dr Roger Thomas
Company: C. R. Clarke & Co. (UK) Ltd
Contact Engineer: MauriceClarke
Team members: Gareth Duffy, Ben Evans, Lloyd Jones, Aled Richards
Details of Project: To design a calculator that will work out the amount of stretch about a bend when plastic is shaped at different angles. Solutions evaluated included bending 3mm plastic sheets to a range of angles from 45 to 135 degrees and measuring the stretch of the plastic at the external bend. The team planned to continue this testing for different thicknesses of plastic and for a greater range of angles. They would then use this data to compile a spread-sheet.
Team 63
School: Dyffryn Taf School
Contact Teacher: Kevin Abel
Company: The Magstim Company Limited
Contact Engineer: Dr Eagles
Team members: Matthew Cole, Corbin Moran, Jamie Organ, Lewis Owen, Lizzie Powell,
Heather Scourfield.
Details of Project: Magstim coils are designed to operate with a surface temperature over the range 5°c to 40°c. For optimum performance the surface temperature needs to be uniform. In some coils hot spots occur which reduce the performance of the coil by limiting the number of times it may be discharged before it over-heats. The students were asked to develop a system to allow the investigation of hot spots on a Magstim coil head surface. Solutions evaluated included thermochromic film, infra-red camera, temperature sensitive labels and infra-red laser.
Team 64
School: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin
Contact Teacher: Phillip Howells
Company: QinetiQ, Pendine.
Contact Engineer: Gareth Davies
Team members: Nicolas Adams, Ryan Alexander, Arwel Davies, Tom Gravelle, Haydn King,
Robert Phillips, Dafydd Thomas, Liam Williams.
Details of Project: The QinetiQ site at Pendine has a 1500m long test track which to be tested to measure the elevation of each track and the width between the two tracks. The project brief was to develop a feasible means of testing the dimensions of the track at regular intervals. The students looked at a system or cart that could travel down the track and measure the width and elevation. The students have decided to create a model of the track and a buggy that can travel down the track.
Team 65
School: Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn
Contact Teacher: Gari Thomas, Steve Bolton
Company: QinetiQ, Aberporth
Contact Engineer: Peter Jenkins
Team members: David Beckingsale, Robert Bettles, Hannah Bromley, Charlie Jackson, Chris Jones, Felicity Taylor.
Details of Project: QinetiQ have a number of units around the Cardigan coast to monitor the movement of shipping in Cardigan Bay as well as the tracking of test rockets. This is done using RADAR. The company asked the students to design a system that could monitor the movement of the RADAR unit to see if it is working or not. Solutions evaluated included a camera device to monitor the coning tower, a position sensor to monitor the coning tower and an electronic method to detect if the motor unit for the tower is active. The team proposed to build a circuit and test.
Team 66
School: Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr
Contact teacher: David Wheeler
Company: Schaeffler Ltd
Contact engineer: Roger Evans
Team members: Christopher Brown, Daniel Clement, Emrys Evans, Sioned Holland, Daniel James, Aled Thomas, Rhiannon Watson.
Details of project: The brief was to orientate an inner race component into the correct position so that a drill could chamfer a round hole in the component. This operation is currently undertaken manually by placing the component onto a jig which has a prong which fits the hexagonal hole in the component. This holds the component in place so that when the drill is pulled down, it chamfers the correct hole. The task was to create a machine that would automate this task, thus saving money and making the operation faster to perform.
Team 67
School: Ysgol Tre-Gib
Contact Teacher: Ryan Thomas
Company: Brecon Beacons Natural Waters
Contact Engineer: David Southgate
Team members: Jonathan Crayford, William Foster, Owain Ingram-Jones, Margaret Mouncer
Details of Project: To design and make a sensing system to detect the presence of reject water bottles on the production line. The system must detect the presence of a bottle, check that the cap is fitted correctly and check that the water fill of the bottle is correct. It must then alert the operator if a reject bottle is detected on the production line. Solutions evaluated included various light sensors and the optimum sensor for each application was selected from a range of sensors. The sensors were fitted to an aluminium framework. Further work to be undertaken includes fitting the prototype to the production and testing in the production environment.
Team 68
School: Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade
Contact Teacher: Mike Evans
Company: Spencer Spencer Davies Engineering Ltd
Contact Engineer: Owain Davies
Team Members: Jason Harries, Rhys Havard, Dylan James.
Details of Project Shelters that have been developed to meet Government Smoking Legislations are often not efficient and practical. The legislation states that 50% of the surface area of the shelters must remain open in order to allow ventilation of the cigarette smoke. Having 50% of the shelter open does not always protect the occupants during bad weather. The shelter itself is also exposed in stormy weather and is not able to withstand storm forces. The aim is to design a sturdy, aesthetically pleasing shelter that meets current legislation. The shelter has to be relatively comfortable for the occupants and withstand stormy weather. The shelters must also be easy to transport and erect.
Team 69
School: Ysgol Gyfun Ddwyieithog Dyffryn Teifi
Contact teacher: David Thomas, Aled Dafis
Company: Protherics (UK) plc
Contact engineer: Richard Wray
Team members: Catherine Davies, Dorian Evans, Caryl Rees, Tomos Rees, Rhydian Williams.
Details of project: The brief was to investigate methods of producing 1 MW of extra power supply for the site and to evaluate both renewable and non renewable resources. The students were asked to design and construct a model to demonstrate some aspect of the solution.
Team 70
School: Ysgol Gyfun Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Contact teacher: Roland Griffiths
Company: Dragon Machinery Ltd
Contact engineer: David Wyatt
Team members: Paul Bashford, Hamza Issidien, Steffan Jones, Richard Milcoy, Gethin ap Phylip,
Carl Randell, Dorian Thomas.
Details of Project: The brief was to convert an existing plc shredder control program into a form that can be operated using ‘touch screen’ technology. In addition, the students were asked to develop software that will allow the input of analogue rather than digital data, thereby enabling programme improvements. The team proposed to build a pneumatic model of the shredding system linked to the plc.
Team 71
School: Milford Haven Comprehensive School
Contact Teacher: Richard James
Company: Chevron – Pembroke refinery
Contact Engineer: Dominic McDonough
Team members: Adam Arnopp-Rees, Rhys Davies, Alexandra Jordan, Jonathan Mitchell,
Aaron Morgans, Brett Rickard, Hannah Watkin-Rees, Ross Williams.
Details of Project: The group were tasked with developing a method of utilising the tidal current, or any other renewable sources of energy, within the jetty area of the Chevron Texaco Refinery. This is a redundant area in effect, as it is not used by shipping or pleasure craft whatsoever. The group have reviewed a variety of proposals including wind, solar and wave power, as well as the more obvious tidal current option.
Team 72
School: Ysgol-y-Preseli
Contact teacher: Marie Williams
Company: Manderwood Timber Engineering Ltd / Firwood Homes Ltd
Contact Engineer: Chris Tansy / Mike Edds
Team members: Tom Cowburn, Gerallt Devonald, William Martin, Gareth Scourfield, Iwan Thomas, Peter White-Lunt, Elinor Williams
Project details: The team have been asked to look at the implications of the Stern report in the future of timber framed house building. They are looking at the energy savings that could be made using different thicknesses of wood panel and also how the actual shape of houses and their roofs need to change in order to make them as energy efficient as possible.